diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9d5da7f18db27..9b03c1e54d5ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -256,6 +256,13 @@ endif
 	-rm -f $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/julia/doc/juliadoc/.gitignore
 	# Copy in beautiful new man page!
 	$(INSTALL_F) $(build_datarootdir)/man/man1/julia.1 $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/man/man1/
+	# Copy icon and .desktop file
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
+	$(INSTALL_F) contrib/julia.svg $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/
+	-touch --no-create $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/icons/hicolor/
+	-gtk-update-icon-cache $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/icons/hicolor/
+	mkdir -p $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/applications/
+	$(INSTALL_F) contrib/julia.desktop $(DESTDIR)$(datarootdir)/applications/
 
 	# Update RPATH entries of Julia if $(private_libdir_rel) != $(build_private_libdir_rel)
 ifneq ($(private_libdir_rel),$(build_private_libdir_rel))
diff --git a/contrib/julia.desktop b/contrib/julia.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6b41981354769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/julia.desktop
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Desktop Entry]
+Name=Julia
+Comment=High-level, high-performance dynamic language for technical computing
+Exec=julia
+Icon=julia
+Terminal=true
+Type=Application
+Categories=Development;ComputerScience;Building;Science;Math;NumericalAnalysis;ParallelComputing;DataVisualization;ConsoleOnly;
diff --git a/contrib/julia.svg b/contrib/julia.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b0b03de8a1f09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/julia.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
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